Derrick for slaughtering animals



N Mod 1. W. P. KING-ERY 8z J. B'. OAVANAUGH.

DERRICK FOR SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS.

No. 448,054. Patented Mar. 10,1891.

Witnesses: I hvento r5 Enron.

STATES ATENT UNTTE \VILLIAM FRANKLIN KINGERY AND J. BURDETT GAVANAUGH, OF GREEN FIELD, IOWTA.

DERRICK FOR SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,054, dated March 10, 1891.

Application filed December 16 1890. $eria1 No. 374,937. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: are drawn by the hoisting apparatus. Se- 50 Be it known that we, \VILLIAM FRANKLIN cured to the side arm opposite the end of the KINGERY and J. BURDETT CAVANAUGH, of platform are the two legs or supports J, and Greenfield, in the county of Adair and State of pivoted or otherwise secured to these legs at 5 Iowa, have invented certain new and useful any angle thereto are the supports L, which Improvements in Derricks for slaughtering form the tank-frame and which are connected 55 Animals; and we do hereby declare the followatthcir upper ends by a cross-lever O. The ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of tank, which is formed of any suitable matethe invention, such as will enable others rial, contains the hot water which is to be skilled in the art to which it pertains to make used in scalding the animals.

and use it, reference being had to the accom- The hoisting apparatus consists of a drum 6o panying drawing, which forms part of this P,provided,with a crank, around whicharope specification. Q .is passed. This rope passes up over the Our invention relates to an improvement double block R and around the single block in derricksfor slaughtering animals; and it S, which is provided with a swivel-hook T.

consists in the combination of the top beam, Upon the top of the beam are placed the roll- 65 the legs by which it is supported, the braces ers U, from which extend the hangers V, to applied to the legs and to the top beam for the outer ends of which the hooks WV are fastrenderingthem rigid, the platform, and the ened. Upon these hooks \V the slaughtered 2o tank and tank-frame, as will be more fully animals are hung as fast as they are finished,

. described hereinafter. and then the animals are moved back out of 70. The object of our invention is to provide a the way, the middle brace G not being used, folding-derrick, which is designed to be used as before stated, except when large animals, more especiallybyfarmersin slaughteringanilike beeves, are. being killed. 'mals of all kinds, and which when no longer hen the derrick is not needed for immeneeded for immediate use can be folded up diate use, the platform, draw-tank, side arms, 75

and packed away. and side and middle braces are removed, and The accompanying drawing represents a the legs are then folded up under the beam. perspective of a derrick which embodies our Having thus described our invention, we

0 invention. elaim- A represents the top beam upon which the 1. In a slaughtering apparatus, the support- 80 animals are to be hung, and which beam is ing-legs, the beam supported at their upper to be supported bytwo pairs of legs B, which ends, the side arms, a platform, and a tank or are pivoted thereto. These legs are connectreceptacle at one end of the platform having ed together by the end braces O, the side its open end substantially in a plane with the arms D, and the side braces F. The side arms surface of the said platform,whereby the ani- 85 and side braces are to be removed whenever mals maybe passed from the platform into the cattle or otherheavyanimals are to be slaughtank, substantially as shown and described. tered. hen cattle are to be slaughtered, the 2. The combination of the beam, the sup side arms D and braces F are removed, and porting-legs, the side arms, the platform, the

then the middle brace G is secured to the unlegs or supports J, the supports L, oross'lever, 9cder side of the top beam and to the end O at and the tank, substantially as shown.

the opposite end from the hoisting apparatus. In testimony whereof we affix our signa- If hogs and sheep are to be slaughtered, the tures in presence of two witnesses.

middle brace G is not used, but the side arms WILLIAM FRANKLIN KINGERY.

and side braces are. Placed upon the top of J. BURDETT CAVANAUGH. the side arms is the platform H, and placed Witnesses: against one end of the platform is the inclined JESSE HINES,

plank I, up which the slaughtered animals JAMES A. BOYD. 

